US Patent Issued to CMR Surgical on July 14 for "Drape interface structure" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,258, issued on July 14, was assigned to CMR Surgical Ltd. (Cambridge, Great Britain).

"Drape interface structure" was invented by Laura Saranne Kimpton (Baldock, Great Britain), Thomas Edward Parker (London) and Merissa Lim Sarrias (Hauxton, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drape interface structure including a rigid frame defining an opening, a membrane spanning the opening of the frame, and a drive transfer element attached to the membrane and adapted to convey motion through the membrane. The membrane includes a first region of a first elastic deformability and a second region of a second elastic deformability differ...